TrueLayer Payouts API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: TrueLayer Payments Mandates Payouts API
  description: The TrueLayer Payments API v3 enables applications to create and manage open banking payments, payouts, refunds, and variable recurring payment mandates across the UK and EU. TrueLayer connects to 69+ banks and provides a unified interface for instant bank payments using open banking rails. Authentication requires signed requests with private keys and OAuth2 access tokens.
  version: 3.0.0
  contact:
    name: TrueLayer Support
    url: https://docs.truelayer.com
  termsOfService: https://truelayer.com/legal/
servers:
- url: https://api.truelayer.com
  description: TrueLayer Production API
- url: https://api.truelayer-sandbox.com
  description: TrueLayer Sandbox (testing)
security:
- BearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Payouts
  description: Payments from merchant accounts to users
paths:
  /v3/payouts:
    post:
      summary: Create Payout
      description: Initiate a payout from a merchant account to a user or external account. Used for refunds, withdrawals, and disbursements.
      operationId: createPayout
      tags:
      - Payouts
      parameters:
      - name: Tl-Signature
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: Idempotency-Key
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreatePayoutRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Payout initiated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  id:
                    type: string
                    format: uuid
                  status:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - pending
                    - authorized
                    - executed
                    - failed
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /v3/payouts/{id}:
    get:
      summary: Get Payout
      description: Retrieve the status of a payout.
      operationId: getPayout
      tags:
      - Payouts
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Payout details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  id:
                    type: string
                    format: uuid
                  merchant_account_id:
                    type: string
                    format: uuid
                  amount_in_minor:
                    type: integer
                  currency:
                    type: string
                  beneficiary:
                    type: object
                  status:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - pending
                    - authorized
                    - executed
                    - failed
                  created_at:
                    type: string
                    format: date-time
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request - invalid parameters
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              type:
                type: string
              title:
                type: string
              trace_id:
                type: string
              errors:
                type: object
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized - invalid token or missing signature
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              type:
                type: string
              title:
                type: string
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              type:
                type: string
              title:
                type: string
  schemas:
    CreatePayoutRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - merchant_account_id
      - amount_in_minor
      - currency
      - beneficiary
      properties:
        merchant_account_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Source merchant account
        amount_in_minor:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
        currency:
          type: string
          enum:
          - GBP
          - EUR
        beneficiary:
          type: object
          required:
          - type
          - account_holder_name
          properties:
            type:
              type: string
              enum:
              - external_account
              - payment_source
              description: payment_source uses a source from previous payment
            account_holder_name:
              type: string
            account_identifier:
              type: object
              description: Required when type=external_account
            payment_source_id:
              type: string
              description: Required when type=payment_source
            user_id:
              type: string
              description: Required when type=payment_source
        reference:
          type: string
          description: Reference shown on recipient's bank statement
        metadata:
          type: object
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: OAuth2 access token with payments scope